Collections
Photographs relating to the history of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library over the past century.
Items relating to the move and restoration of the original Wantagh, NY train station
The 1913 Watervilet Flood collection is a collection of photos shows the flooding in Watervliet, New York, along some of the main thoroughfares.
This set of aerial images offers insight into several early versions of the Erie Canal, which were still visible in 1935 but have since been replaced by other infrastructure or otherwise faded into their surroundings.
204 photos of the 1939 New York World’s Fair
This collection of images documents Rochester’s 1964 race riots, offering a vivid and revealing glimpse into Rochester’s, and the nation’s, past.